3.3.5. Validity and Reliability
Due to the significant amount of inference that is required in the analysis
and interpretation of qualitative data, the reliability of a study’s methods and the
validity of its findings should always be questioned. A study’s reliability is based
on “the degree of consistency with which instances are assigned to the same
category by different observers or by the same observer on different occasions”
(Silverman, 2000, p. 175). The validity of findings refers to “the extent to which
an account accurately represents the social phenomena to which it refers”
(Silverman, 2000, p. 175). In the analysis of this work, focus was placed on
remaining consistent in the coding process and providing a true and accurate
voice for the study’s participants.
3.3.5. Validity and Reliability
Due to the significant amount of inference that is required in the analysis
and interpretation of qualitative data, the reliability of a study’s methods and the
validity of its findings should always be questioned. A study’s reliability is based
on “the degree of consistency with which instances are assigned to the same
category by different observers or by the same observer on different occasions”
(Silverman, 2000, p. 175). The validity of findings refers to “the extent to which
an account accurately represents the social phenomena to which it refers”
(Silverman, 2000, p. 175). In the analysis of this work, focus was placed on
remaining consistent in the coding process and providing a true and accurate
voice for the study’s participants.
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